- Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000: CBO expects deficit to grow more than projected, warns that tariff hikes could harm growth - U.S. Top News and Analysis
"Federal debt, which is already high by historical standards, is on an unsustainable course," CBO director Phillip Swagel said in the report. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:16:00 +0000: Dozens of celebrities fall for Instagram hoax - U.S. Top News and Analysis
The widely circulated post falsely warns Instagram is changing its privacy policy and will make public all of users' photos, including deleted messages. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:14:00 +0000: Target CEO: US consumer confidence 'remains strong' - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Target CEO Brian Cornell still thinks the U.S. consumer is strong and spending. Target's latest quarterly results showed the big-box retailer is benefiting from that. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:10:00 +0000: JP Morgan to scrap digital wallet app Chase Pay - U.S. Top News and Analysis
J.P. Morgan Chase customers will no longer be able to pay with their phones in stores beginning next year. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:01:00 +0000: Trump appears to admire Germany's negative yields, says country is 'being paid to borrow money' - U.S. Top News and Analysis
In a second-round of tweets aimed at the U.S. central bank, the president asked, "WHERE IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE?" - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:33:00 +0000: Target shares hit record highs after the retailer blows out earnings estimates - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Target opens at a record high and breaches $100 a share. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:26:00 +0000: Zoom's founder left a 6-figure Silicon Valley job because he wasn't happy—it made him a billionaire - U.S. Top News and Analysis
"The purpose of life is to pursue happiness," says Zoom founder Eric Yuan. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:14:00 +0000: Bernie Sanders releases plan to double union membership as Democrats fight for labor support - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Sanders' sweeping proposal would make it easier for workers to join unions and end the so-called right-to-work laws recently favored by the GOP. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:08:00 +0000: Lowe's analyst sees 'big turnaround potential' and possibly 80% upside for stock - U.S. Top News and Analysis
"Under the guidance of the new CEO, Lowe's is getting its act together," says Oppenheimer's Brian Nagel. "If we're right here and this continues, this stock has a long way to run." - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:01:00 +0000: Whole Foods CEO on plant-based meat boom: Good for the environment but not for your health - U.S. Top News and Analysis
"Some of these that are extremely popular now that are taking the world by storm [but] if you look at the ingredients, they are super highly processed foods," John Mackey tells CNBC Make It. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:56:00 +0000: Morgan Stanley: Risk of a global recession is 'high and rising' - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Morgan Stanley warns that "the wheels for a slowdown are in motion," adding that a slowdown in the manufacturing sector is spreading. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:55:00 +0000: Trump says the Fed is the 'only problem' with the economy, calls Powell 'a golfer who can't putt' - U.S. Top News and Analysis
President Trump insists the economy is healthy and says the only thing holding U.S. growth back is the Federal Reserve. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:45:00 +0000: Bank of America CEO Moynihan says the consumer is doing well and will keep US economy going - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is not worried about an economic slowdown, saying the U.S. consumer is still in a strong place. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:42:00 +0000: Hedge funds are dumping tech stocks for health care - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Hedge funds are steering away from battered tech and semiconductor stocks, while bottom-fishing in health care names, according to Goldman Sachs. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:34:00 +0000: Target CEO: The US trade war creates 'uncertainty' and 'complexity' - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Target CEO Brian Cornell says he's encouraged by Trump's decision to postpone some consumer-oriented tariffs that were supposed to start Sept. 1. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:30:00 +0000: Fitbit wins deal with Singapore to supply trackers to potentially hundreds of thousands of citizens - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Fitbit is hoping to shift its business model from relying on hardware sales to selling health plans and governments on software and services. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:27:00 +0000: Consumer strength is 'deteriorating before our very eyes,' Wall Street bear David Rosenberg warns - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg predicts one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy will disappoint Wall Street and lead to a market meltdown. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000: 'American Ninja Warrior' host Akbar Gbajabiamila reveals his winning financial game plan - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Akbar Gbajabiamila rose from humble beginnings and found success both on and off the football field. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:55:00 +0000: Top tech analyst says electric vehicles from Jaguar and Audi are stealing market share from Tesla - U.S. Top News and Analysis
Toni Sacconaghi said increased competition abroad is responsible for the weakness in Tesla's sales volume. - Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:30:00 +0000: The decline in opioid deaths masks danger from designer drug overdoses in US - U.S. Top News and Analysis
"Speedballs" and goofballs" — cocaine and methamphetamine cut with fentanyl — are driving new overdose deaths, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says.